Marina+Deschapell


 * SUMMARY: Marina Deschapell, age 34, died August 17, 1978 after an abortion performed by Eduardo Elias in Miami, FL.**

Marina Deschapell, age 34, went to the Miami abortion facility at 620 SW 1st Street for a [|safe and legal] six to eight week abortion on August 17, 1978. Eduardo F. Elias administered Valium and Xylocaine for the abortion.

Immediately after the procedure, Elias noticed that Marina was not breathing. He initiated CPR and an emergency team was summoned. The ambulance crew found Marina with no signs of life.

Although the medical examiner did not attribute Marina's death directly to the abortion, police noted that the clinic, owned by Luis Barquet, was not equipped with any emergency equipment other than an air bag.


 * As you can see from the graph below, abortion deaths were falling dramatically before legalization. This steep fall had been in place for decades. To argue that legalization lowered abortion mortality simply isn't supported by the data.

 Source: Miami Herald 8-18-78

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